Art De La Guerre

Some excellent tactical suggestions for Hvy Art here. Thanks.

I think Hazelbark absolutely nails how to use them. And I love the image of the airborne camel clinging to a cannonball! Smile

Thanks for those links.

Just watched the bottom set featuring the Tibetans with their Heavy Art. It occurs to me that for the artillery to be worthwhile, a broad killing field needs to be establish ...

I think the heavy art would make an interesting addition to a largely mounted bow army.

I don't recall seeing many uses of heavy art in online battle reports. Would love to look at any if they've b ...

Interesting thoughts, thanks.

I was considering 1-2 stone throwers with the Avars.

(Also noticed that the dismounted Gepids can provide the Avars with some tougher foot, even with 3 cohesion ins ...

Heavy artillery, the big stuff. 8UD range, no move, pivot only @10pts.

Would you use it? And if you could field 2, would you be tempted to use 2?

The answer might be, 'it depends on the army'. I ...

The extra depth is only an issue if your regular opponent is a bit of a knob.

This can usually be avoided by careful choice of opponent.

You could re-use your reply for so many questions/sit ...

Yes, but is an 8cm depth an issue? The diagram on pg8 of the rules shows a frontage 4:6 depth ratio option for pikemen. However, for 28mm it reads as though 6cm is the preferred depth (and not 8 or 9 ...

I'm thinking pill bases might work best.

6cm frontage x 8cm depth. OK? Looks OK by the rules; just wondering if the full 8cm depth causes any issues in game play?

I came across these pix of what appears to be a 6cm x 8cm base diorama styl ...

Excellent. Would be a bit of a lost opportunity otherwise. Thanks.

Is it OK to model non-included commanders of chariot armies, e.g. Egyptian, Assyrian, etc., in chariots?

They could be distinguished from a chariot unit base by giving the commander in his chariot ...

*they're working on me with this mediocre pike idea*

Hmm....

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Food for thought, thanks.

For the time being, I shall aim to keep my chaps sufficiently well paid that they may continue strutting around like peacocks! But you never know what the future may hold. ...

But why have an unreliable general? What is the advantage, other than saving points? (Yes it would be quite good thematically, so this has an amusing appeal...but other than saving points, why?)

I ...

I would recommend a little change in organisation.

Your 1 corps will still have 2 groups to move,
but your 2nd Corps will be infantry only,

Brilliant General @6 6
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